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This year has seen activists step up their protests over climate change, calling on their governments to do much more. Inspired by Greta Thunberg, their demonstrations have come as temperature records were being set in scores of countries across the globe. …

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Science based facts about Global Warming hosted by UPFSI, the United Planet Faith & Science Initiative, which unites prominent religious figures and leading scientists to speak out together and mobilize action for ecological sustainability. An interesting concept. To find out more about UPFSI and view other videos go HERE.

Why is meaningful action to avert the climate crisis proving so difficult? It is, at least in part, because of ads. Since the 1980s, fossil fuel firms have run ads touting climate denial messages – many of which they’d now like us to forget. Check out the visual guide.

The scientific consensus on human-caused global warming has been a fierce topic for decades. To understand why, you need to know the history of consensus. The first message the public heard about the consensus on climate change was that there was no consensus. Next, scientists published a series of studies quantifying expert agreement on human-caused global warming - multiple studies found 90 to 100% agreement with multiple studies converging on 97% consensus. In response, climate deniers continued to argue there was no consensus.

In the wake of the disappointing conclusion of COP29, where developed countries seem to have lost the plot, I encourage you to listen to Nobel Laureate Al Gore (2023 video) as he delivers a powerful and urgent message about the escalating climate crisis. Ignoring the crisis is simply kicking the can down the road, and in this searing presentation, Gore highlights two major obstacles to climate solutions while offering a bold vision for overcoming them. Don’t miss his blistering critique of fossil fuel companies for walking back their climate commitments, along with his call for a global rethink of the outsized influence polluting industries wield in politics and finance.

The fossil fuel industry is a factory of fairy tales, says activist and School Strike for Climate organizer Luisa Neubauer. Tracing the industry's five-decade trickle of lies about climate science, she busts the myth that economic growth and stability are dependent on fossil fuels -- and issues a resounding message about how we can actually move towards a just world. "[The future] won't be built for those who have brought us into this mess," she says. "It will be built for everyone else."

Video 1: How fast is the climate changing? It's happened within one lifetime. David Wallace-Wells, climate journalist and author of "The Uninhabitable Earth," explains the speed of warming that the world has seen--and will continue to see unless we take action. 

Video 2: In this talk, David Wallace discusses the background of his book "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming", how to talk about this subject without spiralling into despair, and what role technology may be able to play for both mitigation and adaptation solutions. David Wallace-Wells is the deputy editor of New York Magazine. He published a full length book titled "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming". David unpacks a lot of the dry scientific information about the impacts of climate change. He then describes impacts to society and how we can use this understanding to take action as a civilization to prevent the worst case scenarios.

In 2007, Tara Brown reported from a place where they couldn't be happier about climate change. Greenland is the world's largest island, it's incredibly remote, unbelievably cold and spectacularly beautiful and right now it's booming. You see, the island's massive ice cap is melting at an astonishing rate. And while that's got the scientists terrified, the locals are ecstatic. The big thaw is great news for tourism, fishing and farming. It hasn't been this warm since the Viking days, and Greenland has never been so green. 

On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray haze actually made of? And why does it affect some cities and not others? Kim Preshoff details the science behind smog.

Take a deep breath. In a single intake of air, your lungs swell with roughly 25 sextillion molecules, ranging from days-old compounds, to those formed billions of years in the past. In fact, many of the molecules you're breathing were likely exhaled by members of ancient civilizations and innumerable humans since. But what exactly are we all breathing? 

David Wallace-Wells explains what the world will be like if the world climate increases by 4 degrees.

A 2012 animation showing New York City being buried under a mountain of giant bubbles allowed people to appreciate the scale of carbon emissions for the first time, according to its creators Real World Visuals.

Released in 2012, the computer-generated timelapse shows the city being buried under a mountain of bubbles representing the city's 54 million tonnes of annual CO2 emissions.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (CNN) Torrents of water once thundered over the precipice at Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, shrouding the area in mist. 

But a multi-year drought has slowed large sections of the imposing falls to little more than a weak stream, and the lush vegetation they once nourished is hot and dry.

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